I said hello to this old acquaintance in the past, and under his warm greeting, the two walked into the hall where many guests gathered. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Shi Lei was introduced to everyone at the first time, he was the host and guest of today, and most of the people present came to him, but Shi Lei was still very unaccustomed to such a scene, so it seemed a little reluctant to deal with it.

Probably seeing Shi Lei's hecticism, Thorn Shi hurriedly came over to lead him, and got to know a few of the most important guests one by one, several future colleagues must be on the list, and then there are spokespersons for several powerful people, including a big shopkeeper of Shi Lei's old Yue's family, and his uncle also has a few faces.

As soon as Shi Lei signaled that he would have a good chat later, he was pulled in front of a few merchants, and it was not difficult to see that these people represented several major forces in the merchants, some specialized in the spice business, some engaged in tooth horns, and some specialized in slave trading. However, as an important supplier of raw materials, their scale is not large.

After slipping around like this, Shi Lei basically remained face blind except for remembering a limited number of important guests, and he couldn't match people's names with faces, but it didn't prevent him from relieving his nervous state.

When it was time for free exchanges, Shi Lei ran to the shopkeeper of the Cheng family and asked him about his general situation.

This big shopkeeper is definitely the old man of the Cheng family, and he is interested in his uncle's situation. is also very knowledgeable, and understands that my uncle is not only on the battlefield. is an invincible top general, not even inferior to his old master Cheng Da Demon King, on such an occasion. That's really unaccomplished.

So the big shopkeeper simply took on the responsibility of explaining and explained it to Shi Lei in the vernacular. What the hell is going on today?

To put it simply, because Shi Lei has taken office, these people, including the big shopkeeper himself, have come to redivide interests. Especially the Dou family, who is not dealing with Shi Lei, must give up a lot of benefits, and naturally there is a share of the Shi family.

But the other noble families don't want to eat another part of this share, as long as they go to the mainland, they can earn several times or even dozens of times the difference, which is faster than grabbing money, no noble's family will not be tempted, of course, correspondingly, this time the competition will be extraordinarily fierce.

And the Lord Thorn Shi was originally a bit of an exile, his heels were originally on the Chang'an side, and when he came here, he didn't speak hard enough, so he wanted to pull the promising Shi Lei and make an offensive and defensive alliance together, while protecting his own interests, he could also sell well in the major nobles.

In fact, the latter is the most important purpose, this assassin is not dead, he does not plan to squat in Guangzhou for the rest of his life, and he wants to go back to Chang'an and show his political ambitions.

If he offends so many nobles at one time, he basically doesn't want to run inland again, and it is not impossible for him to die in this position for the rest of his life, after all, there are not many people who want to take over such a position as him.

Those powerful people's own intimate subordinates are reluctant to throw it into such a mess, just to take care of their own business. , how to say that it is also the history of Shangzhou Thorn, the same position to get inland, how easy it is to get results, and it can also become a strong reinforcement for the family in the future, so that it will not be waiting for mold in such a cramped place.

Of course, for the same reason, in fact, this assassin brother, if he is really willing to face and wants to play tough, his position is grasped by the military and government, and these people may not be able to help him.

It's just that even if you earn more family wealth, what's the use, in this place in Lingnan, it's not easy to spend it, you can't see the sky and build a garden to raise a concubine, so Brother Thorn Shi still can't speak.

As for those foreigners, they are indeed the representatives of the merchants, or more like a kind of tooth business, each of them represents the interests of a part of the people, and comes to discuss the division of interests together, so that their things can be sold at a better price, otherwise in the face of the many nobles of the Tang Dynasty, they lack some bargaining heavyweight bargaining chips.

It's not that the merchants don't want to choose a few of the strongest guys directly from among the shipowners to represent their interests, so that they don't have to be crossed by these guild people. But it's hard to guess what they think about each other, and there are a lot of dirt inside, so it's not easy to choose a guy who can really convince people.

Moreover, these cargo ships have traveled thousands of miles across the ocean to Datang, and anything can happen on the ocean. It is possible that a leader has just been elected here, and a hurricane is coming over there, and there are no people and boats.

Or be patronized by pirates who don't know where they came from, and the strongest will become the weakest, and they can't be convinced, and it is possible to be swallowed up by some of them.

These guys, who are used to life at sea, naturally do business honestly when they encounter a powerful empire like Datang, but when they encounter weak forces, they must have done some robber work, and they have grabbed the heads of their companions, I don't know how many times.

Therefore, it is unrealistic to expect them to work together and choose a representative of interests. It is better to count on the villagers who have settled in the city of Guangzhou to fight for their interests.

And the time when Shi Lei came to take office happened to be when the businessmen began to gather in Guangzhou. There is no way to sail the ocean now, and many times you have to count on the monsoon to reach your destination.

The monsoon in May and June every year sends them to Guangzhou, and the monsoon from the north sends them home in October and November.

During this period of stay, it was just right for them to deal with the goods at hand, and then buy enough fine silk and porcelain from the Tang Dynasty merchants, return to their respective hometowns, and make another huge profit.

It's just that even when there are the most merchants, there are only 2,000 foreigners in the entire city of Guangzhou. Even with the wealth of the Tang Dynasty, thirty or forty ships of luxury goods every year are almost saturated.

Their ship is too good to be loaded, and none of these things are particularly large things, and this number is already the limit of what can be accommodated. Moreover, on the side of Guangzhou, after all, the development is still a little backward, and the number of merchants is more, and the supply of food, clothing, housing and transportation may not be available.

Of course, there is another consideration, these Fanshang's subordinates are also fierce sailors, and they don't know how much blood they have on their hands, and Datang has to guard against the possibility of them plundering, and 2,000 people is also the limit that the defensive force can completely control.

In addition, there is a special Fanrenfang for them to live in Guangzhou, which is convenient for them to live according to their own customs, and at the same time, it is not a restriction for them.

With the guidance of the Cheng family's shopkeeper, Shi Lei has a general idea of the current situation, and he has already made plans in his heart about how to operate. (To be continued.) )